What does מְעוֹנָה · אֱלֹהִים · קֶדֶם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4585, H430, H6924
מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם
Den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge. · gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative · the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )
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מְעוֹנָהH4585den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
אֱלֹהִיםH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God ; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates ; and sometimes as a superlative
Pronunciationʾĕlōhiym
Plural form persistently denotes the singular God of Israel; signals transcendent power and authority in every application.
Open lexicon entry →קֶדֶםH6924the front , of place (absolutely, the fore part , relatively the East ) or time ( antiquity ); often used adverbially ( before , anciently , eastward )
Pronunciationqedem
Spatial-temporal anchor: eastward in place, antiquity in time; both convey primordial precedence and divine orientation
Open lexicon entry →What does מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם (meʿōnâ ʾĕlōhê qedem) mean in the Bible?
מְעוֹנָה · אֱלֹהִים · קֶדֶם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.".
Full entry for מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם (H4585, H430, H6924) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4585, H430, H6924?
H4585, H430, H6924 is connected to 2,697 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Strong'sH4585, H430, H6924
Lexical occurrences2,697 versesSource Gloss
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם is built from this root: